We were down one member of the show with Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña out for this show but don't worry Scott, Bella, and Jakob held it down. They talked about an unfortunate misprint in the San Diego Union Tribune, but it may be indicative of a bigger problem. San Diego County is collecting signatures to qualify a half-cent countywide sales tax increase for the November 2026 ballot. The crew talked about the year ahead in local politics.